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1、2016年管理类联考英语（二）试卷 （华章提供） Section Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Happy people work differently. Theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new
2、 research suggest that happiness might influence 1 firms work, too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.2 , firms in happy places spend more on R it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.“ Deep reading requires not just time, b
3、ut a special kind of time which cant be obtained merely by becoming more efficient. In fact, “becoming more efficient“ is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances pro
4、gress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and youll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like emp
5、ty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,“ writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.“ No mind-set could be
6、worse for losing yourself in a book. So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. Youd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside times flow“ into “soul time.“ You could limit distracti
7、ons by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times“ can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a re
8、ally good day, it no longer feels as if youre “making time to read,“ but just reading, and making time for everything else. 31. The usual time-management techniques dont work because . A what they can offer does not ease the modern mind B what challenging books demand is repetitive reading C what pe
9、ople often forget is carrying a book with them D what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed 32. The “empty bottles“ metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to . A update their to-do lists B make passing time fulfilling C carry their plans through D pursue carefree reading 33. Eberle wo
10、uld agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps . A encourage the efficiency mind-set B develop online reading habits C promote ritualistic reading D achieve immersive reading 34. “Carry a book with you at all times“ can work if . A reading becomes your primary business of the day B all th
11、e daily business has been promptly dealt with C you are able to drop back to business after reading D time can be evenly split for reading and business 35. The best title for this text could be . A How to Enjoy Easy Reading B How to Find Time to Read C How to Set Reading Goals D How to Read Extensiv
12、ely Text 4 Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found. Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, in
13、cluding getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it. Young people who are still getting started in life were more l
14、ikely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or
15、 having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found. From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and ex
16、pectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics. Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those sta
